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Enkephalins Mediate Cholecystokinin-Induced Gallbladder Contraction in the Guinea Pig

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Gastrointestinal Motility

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Enkephalinergic nerves are present in the gallbladder but their role is not known. We examined the effect of the σ agonist met-enkephalin (ME), the μ agonist morphine (MS), and the к agonist dynorphan (DYN) on circular muscle strips prepared from the guinea pig gallbladder.

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Crochelt, R.F., Shaw, E., Peikin, S.R. (1984). Enkephalins Mediate Cholecystokinin-Induced Gallbladder Contraction in the Guinea Pig. In: Roman, C. (eds) Gastrointestinal Motility. Springer, Dordrecht. https://doi.org/10.1007/978-94-010-9352-1_29

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